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Some grammar advice

A cartoon about the semicolon, The most feared punctuation on Earth .

Overheard at lunch today:

"You know why you never hear of Quakers getting a DWI? Because Friends don't let Friends drive drunk."

Please give to the SAADL

The Snowish-American Anti-Defamation League, that is... Frosty is getting no respect this year!

A better use for drones

We've heard all the stories about the uses that newest of military technology, the aerial drone, has been put to recently. Well, Texas A&M has found a better use.



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Cop keeps his cool

in the face of relentless attack by a wild animal

Looking for a Halloween costume

you can do quickly for a party? Watch this woman become a zombie in 45 seconds!

I've never thought of it that way before

But a Canadian writer makes some interesting points about right wing women

Wish I'd thought of that

Best ad ever

Too busy for a real post...

but here's a cute video I was sent:

I only see two possible reactions:

Either you'll want to run out and adopt a kid just so you can buy this for him, or you won't understand and wonder just how sick I am for recommending this Tauntaun sleeping bag

Ok, they're really, really cute...

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams - New Pet Craze: Tea Cup Pigs

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... but I can't help thinking about the Classic Star Trek episode, "The Trouble With Tribbles"...

Atheist entrepreneurs

Are you a sinner, an unreconstructed reprobate? Do you like animals? Then you're needed in the newest, fastest growing service industry: Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after the Rapture ! "It's a question that all animal-loving Christian evangelicals must address: who will look after their pets on Earth when the Rapture comes and they are taken up to heaven?... All the atheists signed up by Eternal Earth-Bound Pets are self-confessed sinners and blasphemers, guaranteeing they will be left behind when the chosen are selected."

From the Eternal Earth-Bound Pets faq page :
"Q: Is this a Joke? A: No. This is a serious offer to our Christian friends who believe in the Second Coming and honestly care about the future of their pets after the Rapture occurs.

Q: Do YOU believe in the Rapture. A: As atheists we do not hold beliefs in the supernatural or a divine being. Thus, we do not believe in the Rapture. However, we respect the beliefs of others and are open to the possibility that our perspective could possibly be wrong.

Q: How do you ensure your representatives won't be Raptured. A: Actually, we don't ensure it, they do. Each of our representatives has stated to us in writing that they are atheists, do not believe in God / Jesus, and that they have blasphemed in accordance with Mark 3:29, negating any chance of salvation.

Q: Can I meet or communicate with my rescue representative? A: Sorry, No. Our representatives' information are held in strict confidence."

Hmmm... I wonder if our CUUPS group can get a franchise...

Some Friday cuteness

Been a hard week? Warn your pancreas about the impending sweet attack, and check out these Zoo Babies

The latest in high-fashion jeans

Is the world prepared for Winkers?

A slight misunderstanding

When my beloved said we were having a charred tart for lunch, I assumed it was an alliterative announcement that she had burned it. I wasn't too worried; her kitchen mistakes are better than most people's finest efforts. Imagine my delight when I found out it was Chard tart, complete with chevre cheese and a medium sherry!

Monstrous government regulations

The "cash for clunkers" program requires the dealer taking in the clunker to crush it- but it didn't specify how...

Never do live television

With children or animals.

Stick figures in peril

No, I don't mean a loose board on a fashion catwalk, I mean bizarre and confusing warning signs from around the world

An important technological milestone

Many people have noted that this is the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11- but there is another important anniversary this year, one that strikes every household in the civilized world: this is the 100th anniversary of The Toaster ! This milestone in civilization will be honored at this year's Comic-Con International by the introduction of the Darth Vader toaster "The device is clad in a black plastic mould that resembles Darth Vader's infamous mask. But that's not all. As it toasts your morning slice of bread, the gadget burns an image of the everyone's favourite Dark Lord of the Sith on to the side."

Laugh all you like- if I were 8 years old, I'd be making my parents' lives a living hell until I got one.